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Head of State
- English1. The President of the Republic shall be elected directly by the people;
… (Art. 86) - Arabic1. يُنتخب رئيس الجمهورية من الشعب مباشرة.
… (المادّة 86)
Head of State
- EnglishThe executive power is assured by the President of the Republic who is also Head of the Government. (Art. 21)
- Arabicيؤدي رئيس الجمهورية مهام السلطة التنفيذية وهو أيضاً رئيس الحكومة. (المادة 21)
- FrenchLe pouvoir exécutif est assuré par le Président de la République qui est en outre chef du Gouvernement. (Art. 21)
Head of State
- English
The President of the State is elected by the National Assembly with two-thirds of the votes of all members of the National Assembly attending the session.
… (Art. 66) - Lao
ປະທານປະເທດ ແມ່ນສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດ ເປັນຜູ້ເລືອກຕັ້ງໂດຍໄດ້ຮັບ ຄະແນນສຽງຢ່າງໜ້ອຍສອງສ່ວນສາມ ຂອງຈໍານວນສະມາຊິກສະພາແຫ່ງຊາດທີ່ເຂົ້າ ຮ່ວມກອງປະຊຸມ.
... (ມາດຕາ 66) (ປັບປຸງ)
Head of State
- EnglishThe Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall consist of three Members: one Bosniac and one Croat, each directly elected from the territory of the Federation, and one Serb directly elected from the territory of the Republika Srpska.
1. a) Members of the Presidency shall be directly elected in each Entity (with each voter voting to fill one seat on the Presidency) in accordance with an election law adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly. The first election, however, shall take place in accordance with Annex 3 to the General Framework Agreement...
… (Art. V) - BosnianPredsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine se sastoji od tri člana: jednog Bošnjaka i jednog Hrvata, koji se svaki biraju neposredno sa teritorije Federacije, i jednog Srbina, koji se bira neposredno sa teritorije Republike Srpske.
1. a) Članovi Predsjedništva biraju se neposredno u svakom entitetu (tako da svaki glasač glasa za popunjavanje jednog mjesta u Predsjedništvu), u skladu sa izbornim zakonom kojeg donosi Parlamentarna skupština. Međutim, prvi izbori će se održati u skladu sa Aneksom 3. Opšteg okvirnog sporazuma...
… (Član V) - CroatianPredsjedništvo Bosne i Hercegovine sastoji se od tri člana: jednog Bošnjaka i jednog Hrvata, koji je svaki izabran izravno s teritorija Federacije, i jednog Srbina, izravno izabrana sa teritorija Republike Srpske.
1. a) Članovi Predsjedništva biraju se izravno u svakom entitetu (tako da svaki glasač glasuje za popunjavanje jednog mjesta u Predsjedništvu), sukladno izbornom zakonu kojeg donosi Parlamentarna skupština. Prvi će se izbori, protivno tome, održati sukladno Aneksu 3 Općeg okvirnog sporazuma...
… (Članak V) - SerbianПредсједништво Босне и Херцеговине се састоји од три члана: једног Бошњака и једног Хрвата, а сваки од њих се непосредно бира са територије Федерације, и једног Србина, који се непосредно бира са територије Републике Српске.
1. а) Чланове Предсједништва ће непосредно бирати сваки ентитет (тако да сваки гласач гласа за једно мјесто у Предсједништву) у складу са изборним законом који ће усвојити Парламентарна скупштина. Међутим, први избори ће се одржати у складу са Анексом 3 Општег оквирног споразума...
… (Члан V)
Head of State
- English1. The executive authority of the Republic shall vest in the President and shall be exercised in accordance with this Constitution and the laws of Seychelles.
...(Art. 66)
Head of State
- EnglishThere shall be a Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda who shall be a citizen appointed by Her Majesty and shall hold office during Her Majesty's pleasure and who shall be Her Majesty's representative in Antigua and Barbuda. (Sec. 22)
Head of State
- English
A person shall be qualified to be a candidate for election as President or Vice-President of the Republic if at the time of election such person-
(a) is a citizen of the Republic;
(b) has attained the age of thirty-five years;
(c) has not been, on or after the date of the coming into operation of this constitution, convicted of an offence involving dishonesty or moral turpitude or is not under any disqualification imposed by a competent court for any electoral offence;
(d) is not suffering from a mental disease incapacitating such person from acting as President or Vice-President of the Republic; and
(e) has not served continuously in the office of President or Vice-President of the Republic for the preceding two terms. (Art. 40) - Greek
Πας τις δικαιούται να θέση υποψηφιότητα προς εκλογήν αυτού ως Προέδρου ή ως Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, εφ’ όσον κατά τον χρόνον της εκλογής:
(α) είναι πολίτης της Δημοκρατίας,
(β) συνεπλήρωσε το τριακοστόν πέμπτον έτος της ηλικίας αυτού,
(γ) δεν έχει καταδικασθή κατά την ημέραν της ενάρξεως ισχύος του Συντάγματος ή μετ’ αυτήν δι’ αδίκημα ατιμωτικόν ή ηθικής αισχρότητος ή δεν έχει στερηθή της εκλογιμότητος κατόπιν αποφάσεως αρμοδίου δικαστηρίου ένεκα οιουδήποτε εκλογικού αδικήματος,
(δ) δεν πάσχη εκ διανοητικής νόσου καθιστώσης τούτον ανίκανον να ασκήση τα καθήκοντα του Προέδρου ή του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας, και
(ε) δεν έχει υπηρετήσει συνεχόμενα στο αξίωμα του Προέδρου ή του Αντιπροέδρου της Δημοκρατίας τις αμέσως δύο προηγούμενες θητείες. (Αρθρον 40) - Turkish
Seçim zamanında aşağıdaki vasıflara sahip olan her şahıs Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı seçiminde aday olabilir:
a. Cumhuriyet vatandaşı olmak;
b. otuz beş yaşını doldurmuş olmak;
c. bu Anayasanın yürürlüğe girdiği tarihte veya ondan sonra, yüz kızartıcı veya ahlaka aykırı bir suçtan hüküm giymemiş veya herhangi bir seçim suçundan dolayı yetkili bir mahkemece ehliyetsiz kılınmamış olmak;
d. Cumhurbaşkanı veya Cumhurbaşkanı Yardımcısı olarak görev görmesine engel bir akıl hastalığı bulunmamak. (Madde 40)9
Head of State
- English1. (1) A Ruler is qualified to be elected Yang di-Pertuan Agong unless—
(a) he is a minor; or
(b) he has notified the Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal that he does not desire to be elected; or
(c) the Conference of Rulers by secret ballot resolves that he is unsuitable by reason of infirmity of mind or body or for any other cause to exercise the functions of Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
… (Third Schedule, Part I, [Articles 32 and 33]) - Malay1. (1) Seseorang Raja layak dipilih menjadi Yang di-Pertuan Agong melainkan jika—
(a) Raja itu belum dewasa: atau
(b) Raja itu telah memberitahu Penyimpan Mohor Besar Raja-Raja bahawa Raja itu tidak berhasrat dipilih; atau
(c) Majlis Raja-Raja mengambil ketetapan melalui undi sulit bahawa Raja itu tidak sesuai untuk menjalankan fungsi Yang di-Pertuan Agong disebabkan oleh kelemahan akal atau tubuhnya, atau kerana apa-apa sebab lain.
… (Jadual Ketiga, Senarai I, [Perkara 32, 33])
Head of State
- English
The right of succession to the throne of Sweden is vested in the male and female descendants of King Carl XVI Gustaf, Crown Prince Johan Baptist Julii, later King Karl XIV Johan’s, issue in direct line of descent. In this connection, older siblings and their descendants have precedence over younger siblings and their descendants. (Act of Succession, Art. 1)
- Swedish
Successionsrätt till Sveriges tron tillkommer manliga och kvinnliga efterkommande till kronprins Johan Baptist Julii, sedermera Konung Karl XIV Johans, avkomling i rätt nedstigande led, Konung Carl XVI Gustaf. Äldre syskon och äldre syskons efterkommande ha därvid företräde framför yngre syskon och yngre syskons efterkommande. (Successionsordning (1810:0926) §1)
Head of State
- English(1) Except in the case of the first Governor-General appointed before Independence Day the Governor-General shall be appointed by the Head of State, acting with, and in accordance with, the advice of the National Executive Council given in accordance with a decision of the Parliament.
(2) A decision of the Parliament to nominate a person for appointment as Governor-General shall be made by a simple majority vote, in an exhaustive secret ballot conducted in accordance with an Organic Law.
… (Sec. 88)